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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...Mine wasn’t a pro...
does it still count?
does it still count?
How much did you pay for your first Speedmaster?
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Capt Cave Man
·How much did you pay for your first Speedmaster?
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Nactex
·My first was a new 1969 145.022 with 1039 bracelet for $200 in the duty free shop at the Paris Airport during the summer of 1970. I still have the original bracelet and box.
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MRC
·First Speedmaster 1st January 1968 birthday present from my parents. It cost them £65!
They should have gone to Chronosport (P.T. Barnard) mail-order in Bath who was listing them in May 1969 at £59. 19s. 6d. or £66. 5s. 0d. over 6 monthly payments. My first Carrera arrived for the grand sum of £31. 2s. plus 6s. postage & packing 😀
Thanks dad 👍
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TnTiger57
·105.003-64....bought from a vintage dealer running a booth at a weekly flea market in Memphis, TN the summer of 1991. I paid $225 for it. Never had it serviced but wore it a couple of months then into storage. Unboxed it and posted on the OF last month for grading advice and opinions. Poor pictures, only in "fair" condition and a very good blue bezel but it runs fine and is a delight to own it!
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IHBrian
·Traded a 1986 two tone date just and 1800 for my 105.012-65 from a friend.
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YYTIN
·Well,,, I guess I'm like all the newbies : quite depressed reading these threads 😵💫😲 or jealous 😒 which is not much better !
Anyway congrats for the ones who have done those good deals with nice historical pieces ... and kept them !
Anyway, I was wondering : do you consider a wise choice to go for much newer models in 2nd hand ?
Like the 311.32.40.30.01.001 in 40mm ? or the 3594.50 in 42mm ? which seems to me to be the most affordable options I have :
Or you think that for maybe 1K more I can still intend to find an older and more significant vintage version popping up somewhere and directly coming to me (just dreaming) ?
What say you ?
Oh ... I Hope you don't mind me changing the threads direction ?
Anyway congrats for the ones who have done those good deals with nice historical pieces ... and kept them !
Anyway, I was wondering : do you consider a wise choice to go for much newer models in 2nd hand ?
Like the 311.32.40.30.01.001 in 40mm ? or the 3594.50 in 42mm ? which seems to me to be the most affordable options I have :
Or you think that for maybe 1K more I can still intend to find an older and more significant vintage version popping up somewhere and directly coming to me (just dreaming) ?
What say you ?
Oh ... I Hope you don't mind me changing the threads direction ?
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Fish70
·$2750 new in the box from Chronext in May 2017
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Flip
·1st speedy ( straight writing caseback on original bracelet) £900 in 2007
Last speedy ( 145.022.71 on original 1175 bracelet ) roughly £2,500 in an exchange in 2017
Last speedy ( 145.022.71 on original 1175 bracelet ) roughly £2,500 in an exchange in 2017
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wagudc
·My grandpa paid about $125 new in 1970, gave it as a gift to my Dad, and I inherited it. He owned a jewelry shop, so got it for the wholesale price. (Yes, I know the dial is not original, neither is the bracelet).
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watchyouwant
·SFR. 800 for a new " Grail Speedy Prof " day/date with all packaging and warranty in 1989. Swiss jeweller , who closed his shop. I wore it for 10 years. Kind regards. Achim
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SwissMe
·1800,- for my Mark II, 3 years ago. Started too late with collecting watches. ..
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Risto
·First Speedmaster was reduced, 1999 model. Bought in 2015 for 1000€ or so. Now these are 2k.
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zwjk
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simonsays
·Just to redress the balance of all these excellent purchases.This was my 2nd Speedmaster and I sold it in 2011 for £3800
A 2998-62 with JB Champion 🤦
A 2998-62 with JB Champion 🤦
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MaiLollo
·Wow there are very nice watches in here!
My first Speedy was a 3570 full set from 2008, I bought it in a face to face deal in 2015 with my first paychecks, I think I paid it 2300€.
I sold it to a friend a couple of years afterwards to fund the purchase a 145.022-71, and that's when the addiction started 😁
My first Speedy was a 3570 full set from 2008, I bought it in a face to face deal in 2015 with my first paychecks, I think I paid it 2300€.
I sold it to a friend a couple of years afterwards to fund the purchase a 145.022-71, and that's when the addiction started 😁
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